Unlike many teenagers, Billy Garcia knows exactly what he wants to do with his life.
The 15-year-old apprentice chef is working one day a week in a commercial kitchen and wants to open his own restaurant.
Profoundly deaf, Billy uses a combination of accessible technologies, sign language and interpreters to communicate.
In a short amount of time, Billy has shown an enormous amount of resilience considering the set of challenges he’s had to face. Mas National’s apprenticeship consultant Jeff Pollard gives credit to Billy’s incredible perseverance and willingness to take on the challenges he is facing.
Deaf Canberra teen shows key ingredients to inclusive kitchen success
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